Building Community Capacity

The extent to which members of a community can effectively work together to develop and sustain relationships, collectively identify and solve problems, make collective decisions, and collaborate effectively to identify goals and get work done, is the foundation of community capacity. There are many elements which contribute to the capacity of a community to be a successful, healthy, vibrant and sustainable place. Communities must be able to engage local resources, communicate effectively, come together and collectively agree on a common vision and strategic agenda for action. Also, there are many other areas within the community that could be enhanced including effective proposal writing, strategic thinking, marketing, organizational governance, and more.

Our Community Development Officers can work with you to assess your overall readiness to move forward with a plan of action, to assess your community’s existing capacity and to determine what is required to capitalize on success.

For further information, please contact Community Services at one of our Ten Regional Offices located within the province.